Southern Oregon University

Threatening Conduct: a. Direct or implied threat of harm or hostile behavior that creates a reasonable fear of injury to another person or unreasonably subjects another individual to emotional distress and/or brandishing a weapon or an object which appears to be a…

Bias Response How to report? Clicking on the Report Bias here link will take you to the SOU Cares Report where you have the ability to select the Hate/Bias Report type. This report will be submitted to the chair of the Bias…

Discriminatory Harassment is unwelcome non-verbal or physical, verbal, or online conduct where such conduct is based on actual or perceived membership in a protected category, and is sufficiently severe or pervasive that it has the effect, intended or unintended, of unreasonably interfering…

Coercive or Abusive Conduct: Use of emotionally laden or abusive language or materials to attempt to sway, receive an exception, intimidate, ridicule or disrespect a member of the university community is prohibited.

Harassment is conduct that intentionally and maliciously aggravates, intimidates, ridicules, or humiliates another person and is prohibited. For harassment based on identity, see the Equal Opportunity, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Policy (GEN.009).

Title IX Sexual Harassment is conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following: ... ii. Title IX Hostile Environment: Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it…